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Venezuela Uninvestable — Rockefeller on Trump's Oil Fantasy

January 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM

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Did you know the head of Exxon told Trump yesterday that Venezuela was “uninvestable”? Rockefeller reacts on what that really means!

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Bad at Being a Tyrant — Machiavelli on Trump

January 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM

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Trump is a bad tyrant? So Machiavelli says on his second visit back. Crazy times!

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This Is What Real Opposition Looks Like — Thomas Paine

January 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM

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Thomas Paine came back again and it totally riled up by Trump’s actions in Venezuela’s and the inaction of the Democratic Party. And now there is the cold-blooded murder in Minnesota! What does true opposition look like?

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Reality Is Not What It Seems — Leibniz Explains Ontological Mathematics

January 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM

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Leibniz cones back to introduce ontological mathematics, which has a long history if development, brought to fruition by Mike Hockney and crew in The God Series!

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The Next Iran? Trump’s Venezuela Coup — Explained by Mossadegh

January 6, 2026 at 10:12 PM

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Surprise! Surprise! We got Mossadegh back to follow up Churchill’s comments on Trump’s oil coup in Venezuela! Will they be the “next Iran”? Mossadegh confirms the script is the same!

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Women Are Not Vessels — Mary Wollstonecraft on Feminism, Power, and Growing Up

January 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM

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Mary Wollstonecraft, the first modern feminist and mother of Mary Shelley, is back to speak to both women and men! Called the “Hyena in Petticoats”, she still has a lot to say on her favourite topic: the vindication of women!

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Christmas Was Treason — The Real St. Nick Explains The True Meaning of Christmas

December 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM

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Nicholas of Myra, the “real” St Nick, is pleased to return and share about what he did and the original and true meaning of Christmas!

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Bombing “Drug Boats” Without Trial? — Beccaria Calls It a Terror State

December 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM

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Tech bro and TESCREAL acolyte Lonsdale of Palantir calling for public hangings, and the glorification of Hegsweth’s drug boat bombings as “masculine leadership”? What a crock of hooey! We quickly rushed to bring back Cesare Beccario from 1700s Italy for his thoughts.

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Women’s Rights Need Power, Not Paper — Mary Wollstonecraft

December 7, 2025 at 11:33 PM

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Mary Wollstonecraft comes back for the ladies and is shocked by the current trends! #womensrights

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Enemies of the People? That’s How Terror Starts — Robespierre’s Warning

December 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM

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Robespierre finally makes an appearance, and it’s a doozy!

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More Guns, Less Sense — Outlaw Billy the Kid’s Case for Law (FULL SPEECH)

December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM

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Here’s the full speech, which is actually quite touching, from Billy the Kid! He loves guns, but an outlaw making the case for law and order?

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All Men Are Created Equal — Except Me: Jefferson’s Reckoning on Slavery

December 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM

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Thomas Jefferson, our most popular visitor, takes a huge risk to retain some dignity, and apologizes for continuing to own slaves while proclaiming “all men are created equal!” Give it a like and share for his honesty, late though it may be.

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See the Hidden Code — Pythagoras Uses Fourier to Reveal Reality

November 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM

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Did you know The Matrix is not that far off? The code of reality is in sinusoidal waves revealed in Fourier mathematics! At least according to Pythagoras!

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How to Find Inspiration — Mary Shelley’s Blueprint for Creativity (A Crazy Challenge - Frankenstein)

November 29, 2025 at 10:06 PM

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Do you know the amazing story of how 18-year old Mary Shelly created Frankenstein after the Byron gathering ghost story challenge? Talk about wild! Mary comes back to inspire us on how to be truly creative!

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Say No to the Throne — Montesquieu’s Guide for America

November 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM

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Montesquieu, whose ideas the Constitution is built on, comes back to address a known problem and how to say no to the throne!

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Rule Your Mind, Not the World — Marcus Aurelius (Roman Emperor)

November 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM

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Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius shares what main character energy really looks like — rule your mind!

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America’s Favorite Con — Mark Twain’s Full Indictment of the “Dream” (FULL SPEECH)

November 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM

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And here’s Mark Twain’s full speech on the American Dream — America’s favourite con — and social capitalism!

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When “Discovery” Is Just Theft — Christopher Columbus Confesses

November 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM

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Columbus confesses to theft, reminding us to question the stories of modern “great men”.

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Your Brain Is a Projector, Not a Camera — Immanuel Kant Explains Reality

November 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM

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Kant came back and wanted to talk about reality!

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Too Much Deadwood — Ernest Hemingway

November 23, 2025 at 1:21 AM

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Similar to Virginia Woolf and Oscar Wilde, Ernest Hemingway came back and wanted to talk about something practical—too much deadwood!

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TESCREAL Tech Bros Destroyed by Diogenes

November 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM

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Diogenes is back again taking on the TESCREAL tech bros! He did NOT hold back!

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